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Table 5 Frequency of joints which are the main focus of papers on Ligamentous laxity

From: The differential diagnosis of children with joint hypermobility: a review of the literature

Joint

Number of papers

Frequency %

Temporomandibular joint

30

1.1

Spine

302

12

Shoulder

861

34.3

Elbow

225

9

Wrist

229

9

Hip

229

9

Knee

287

11.4

Patellofemoral joint

19

0.7

Ankle

325

13

Total Single Joint

1534

99.5%

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

1666

 

Joint Hypermobility

330

 

Total

3330

 
  1. The totals do not add up to 3330 as 200 papers discussed both instability of a single joint and either Ehlers-Danlos syndrome or Joint hypermobility syndrome.